Big Problems with Helen Keen

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Comedy. Helen Keen explores how human ingenuity deals with nature's big challenges.

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Helen Keen

Jon Culshaw

Susy Kane

Jenny Laville

Lloyd Langford

Carrie Quinlan

Katie Tyrrell

Big Problems with Helen Keen: Series 2: Women

Women

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 - Big Problems with Helen Keen, Series 2, Women

Helen looks at our perception of women from the past and in the present.

How is our perception of women affected when 'normal' has meant 'male' for centuries? With Jon Culshaw and Susy Kane. From 2017.

You may not immediately identify women as a problem.

But, when 'normal' has meant 'male' for centuries how does that affect our perception of women from the past - and how does it affect women in the present? 

Comedy series looking at the biggest problems our species has faced since the beginning of time - and offering some incredible, absurd and possible scientific solutions.

Starring Helen Keen

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Jon Culshaw
Susy Kane

Written by Helen Keen, Jenny Laville, Lloyd Langford and Carrie Quinlan and special thanks to Marc Abrahams and Dr Stuart Richie.

Producer:  Katie Tyrrell

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.

Big Problems with Helen Keen: Series 2

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Comedian Helen Keen explores how human ingenuity deals with nature's big challenges.

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